18.10(8)
(8) Trustees and fiscal agents. The commission may appoint one or more trustees and fiscal agents for each issue of bonds or notes. The state treasurer may be denominated the trustee and the sole fiscal agent or a cofiscal agent for any issue of bonds or notes. Every other such fiscal agent shall be an incorporated bank or trust company authorized by the laws of the United States or of the state in which it is located to do a banking or trust company business. The commission shall periodically require competitive proposals, under procedures established by the commission, for fiscal agent services and, in so doing, shall consult the state treasurer. There may be deposited with a trustee, in a special account administered as provided in this chapter, moneys to be used only for the purposes expressly provided in a resolution authorizing the issuance of debt or an agreement between the commission and the trustee. There may be deposited with a fiscal agent, in a special account for such purpose only, a sum estimated to be sufficient to enable such fiscal agent to pay the principal and interest on public debt which will come due not more than 15 days after the date of such deposit. The commission may make such other provisions respecting trustees and fiscal agents as it deems necessary or useful and may enter into a contract with any trustee or fiscal agent containing such terms, including compensation, and conditions in regard to the trustee or fiscal agent as it deems necessary or useful.
18.10(9)
(9) Prepayment. The commission may authorize debt having any provisions for prepayment deemed necessary or useful, including the payment of any premium.
18.10(10)
(10) Debt retirement. Interest shall cease to accrue on public debt on the date that such debt becomes due for payment if said payment is made or duly provided for. On that date, that public debt is no longer outstanding. If any holder of any public debt, including any interest pertaining to public debt and any premium, fails to present that public debt for payment, the unpaid unclaimed moneys provided for the payment of that public debt shall be administered under
ch. 177.
18.10(11)
(11) Cancellation of instruments. Unless otherwise directed by the commission, every evidence of indebtedness and interest coupon paid or otherwise retired shall forthwith be marked "canceled" and shall be delivered by the state treasurer or fiscal agent accepting the surrender thereof, through the state treasurer to the state auditor who shall destroy them and shall forthwith deliver to the state treasurer a certificate to that effect.
18.10(12)
(12) Procurement of services. The commission may enter into a contract with any firm or individual engaged in financial services for the performance of any of its duties under this chapter, using selection and procurement procedures established by the commission. That contract is not subject to
s. 16.705 or
16.75.
18.10 Annotation
See note to 13.48, citing 68 Atty. Gen. 320.
18.12
18.12
Pledge of full faith. The full faith, credit and taxing power of this state are irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal, interest and premium due, if any, on all public debt. There is irrevocably appropriated through
s. 20.866, as a first charge upon all revenues of this state, a sum sufficient for the payment of the instalments of principal, interest and premium due, if any, on all public debt as the same falls due.
18.13
18.13
Suits against the state. 18.13(1)
(1)
In general. This section and
ss. 18.14 and
18.15 shall govern all civil claims, suits, proceedings and actions respecting public debt notwithstanding any contrary provision of the statutes.
18.13(2)
(2) To recover a debt. If the state fails to pay any public debt in accordance with its terms, an action to compel such payment may be commenced against the state in accordance with
s. 801.02. The plaintiff shall serve an authenticated copy of the summons and complaint on the attorney general by leaving the copies at the attorney general's office in the capitol with an assistant or clerk. The place of trial of such an action shall be as provided in
s. 801.50.
18.13(3)
(3) Judgment. Sections 16.53 and
775.01 shall not apply to such claims for payment of a public debt. If there is final judgment against the state in such action, it shall be paid as provided in
s. 775.04 together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per year from the date such payment was judged to have been due until the date of payment of such judgment.
18.13(4)
(4) Public intervenor. Notwithstanding
s. 23.39 (2) (b), the public intervenor does not have authority to initiate any action or proceeding concerning the issuance of obligations by the building commission under this chapter.
18.13 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 W (2d) 575, 749 (1975);
1975 c. 218;
1979 c. 32 s.
92 (5);
1979 c. 110 s.
60 (13);
1983 a. 228 s.
16;
1983 a. 410;
1995 a. 27.
18.14
18.14
Validation of debt. 18.14(1)(1) Notwithstanding any defects, irregularities, lack of power or failure to comply with any statute or any act of the commission, all public debt contracted or attempted to be contracted after December 7, 1969 is declared to be valid and entitled to the pledge made by
s. 18.12; all instruments given after December 7, 1969 to evidence such debt are declared to be binding, legal, valid, enforceable and incontestable in accordance with their terms; and all proceedings taken and certifications and determinations made after December 7, 1969 to authorize, issue, sell, execute, deliver or enter into such debt or such instruments are validated, ratified, approved and confirmed.
18.14(2)
(2) A determination, legislative, judicial or administrative, for any reason, that the state may not spend the proceeds of contracted public debt, or that it has spent such proceeds for a purpose other than the stated purpose for which such public debt was contracted or for a purpose for which the state may not spend money, shall not affect the validity of such public debt nor the evidence of indebtedness therefor.
18.14 History
History: 1973 c. 90 s.
555m (2).
18.15
18.15
Diversion of funds, liability of officers for. Any public officer or public employe, as defined in
s. 939.22 (30), and the surety on the official bond of the officer or employe, or any other person participating in any direct or indirect impairment of the capital improvement fund or bond security and redemption fund, shall be liable in an action brought by the attorney general in the name of the state, or by any taxpayer of the state, or by the holder of any evidence of indebtedness payable in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of such fund, to restore to such fund all diversions therefrom.
18.15 History
History: 1991 a. 316.
18.16
18.16
Minority financial advisers and investment firms. 18.16(1)(1) In this section, "minority financial adviser" and "minority investment firm" mean a financial adviser and investment firm, respectively, certified by the department of commerce under
s. 560.036 (2).
18.16(2)
(2) Except as provided under
sub. (7), in contracting public debt by competitive sale, the commission shall ensure that at least 6% of total public indebtedness contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by minority investment firms.
18.16(3)
(3) Except as provided under
sub. (7), in contracting public debt by negotiated sale, the commission shall ensure that at least 6% of total public indebtedness contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by minority investment firms.
18.16(4)
(4) Except as provided under
sub. (7), in contracting public debt by competitive sale or negotiated sale, the commission shall ensure that at least 6% of the total moneys expended in each fiscal year for the services of financial advisers are expended for the services of minority financial advisers.
18.16(5)
(5) Except as provided under
s. 18.06 (9) and
sub. (7), an individual underwriter or syndicate of underwriters shall ensure that each bid or proposal, submitted by that individual or syndicate in a competitive or negotiated sale of public debt, provides for a portion of sales to minority investment firms.
18.16(6)
(6) The commission shall annually report to the department of administration the total amount of public indebtedness contracted with the underwriting services of minority investment firms and the total amount of moneys expended for the services of minority financial advisers during the preceding fiscal year.
18.16(7)
(7) The requirements of any of
subs. (2) to
(5) do not apply to a contracting of public debt, if the secretary of administration submits a report in writing to the joint committee on finance specifying the building commission's reasons for not complying with the requirements of any of
subs. (2) to
(5) for that contracting of public debt.
18.17
18.17
Full authority. This chapter shall constitute full authority for the accomplishment of all acts authorized in this chapter to be done. No other law restricting the carrying out of such acts shall be construed as applying to proceedings had or acts done pursuant to this chapter.
REVENUE OBLIGATIONS
18.51 History
History: 1977 c. 29;
1991 a. 39.
18.52
18.52
Definitions. In this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
18.52(1)
(1) "Authorizing resolution" means any resolution adopted by the commission under this subchapter which authorizes the contracting of a revenue obligation.
18.52(2)
(2) "Commission" means the building commission.
18.52(3)
(3) "Evidence of revenue obligation" means a written promise to pay a revenue obligation.
18.52(4)
(4) "Public debt" means every voluntary, unconditional undertaking by the state to repay a certain amount of borrowed money:
18.52(4)(a)
(a) Out of the state treasury, except a loan or advance by any state agency or fund to any other state agency or fund; or
18.52(4)(b)
(b) For which any existing asset of the state is pledged, except the pledge of an outstanding evidence of indebtedness without recourse.
18.52(5)
(5) "Revenue obligation" means every undertaking by the state to repay a certain amount of borrowed money which is:
18.52(5)(a)
(a) Created for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring, leasing, constructing, extending, expanding, adding to, improving, conducting, controlling, operating or managing a revenue-producing enterprise or program;
18.52(5)(b)
(b) Payable solely from and secured solely by the property or income or both of the enterprise or program; and
18.52(6)
(6) "Revenue-producing enterprise" or "program" means every state enterprise or program deemed by the legislature to be likely to produce sufficient net income to pay when due the principal and interest of revenue obligations to be issued in connection therewith.
18.53
18.53
Purposes of revenue obligations and amounts. 18.53(1)(1) The commission may authorize money to be borrowed and evidences of revenue obligation to be issued therefor in an amount sufficient to fund or refund, as provided in
s. 18.60, the whole or any part of:
18.53(1)(a)
(a) Any revenue obligation issued under this subchapter.
18.53(2)
(2) The commission may authorize money to be borrowed and evidences of revenue obligation to be issued therefor, in an amount sufficient, as provided in
s. 18.59:
18.53(2)(a)
(a) To anticipate the sale of revenue-obligation bonds.
18.53(2)(b)
(b) To renew the whole or any part of any revenue-bond anticipation notes then outstanding.
18.53(3)
(3) The commission shall authorize money to be borrowed and evidences of revenue obligation to be issued therefor up to the amounts specified by the legislature to purchase, acquire, lease, construct, extend, expand, add to, improve, conduct, control, operate or manage such revenue-producing enterprises or programs as are specified by the legislature as the funds are required. The requirements for funds shall be established by the state department or agency head carrying out program responsibilities for which the revenue obligations have been authorized by the legislature.
18.53(4)
(4) Each purpose specified in
sub. (3) shall include the expenses of issuance of the revenue obligations.
18.53 History
History: 1977 c. 29.
18.54
18.54
Limitations on revenue obligations. 18.54(1)
(1) The amount of evidences of revenue obligation issued or outstanding for the purposes specified in
s. 18.53 (1) and
(2) are subject only to the limits provided in this subchapter.
18.54(2)
(2) The amount of evidences of revenue obligation issued or outstanding for purposes specified by the legislature under
s. 18.53 (3) are subject only to the limits provided in the legislation which authorizes that revenue obligation. No refunding obligation is subject to any limitation specified by that legislation.
18.54 History
History: 1977 c. 29;
1987 a. 27.
18.55(1)(1)
Authorizing resolution. No money may be borrowed under this subchapter nor any evidence of revenue obligation issued by the state except pursuant to an authorizing resolution. Each authorizing resolution shall state each purpose of the revenue obligation it authorizes, which need not be more specific but shall not be more general than those purposes provided in or pursuant to law, and the maximum principal amount of revenue obligations authorized for each such purpose.
18.55(2)
(2) Bond anticipation notes. Revenue-obligation bond anticipation notes may be sold at public or private sale or, in the case of renewal notes, exchanged privately for and in payment and discharge of any of the outstanding notes being renewed, as provided in the authorizing resolution.
18.55(3)
(3) Revenue-obligation bonds. Revenue-obligation bonds may be sold at either public or private sale. The commission may provide in the authorizing resolution for refunding bonds that they be exchanged privately in payment and discharge of any of the outstanding bonds or notes being refunded. All revenue-obligation bonds sold at public sale shall be noticed as provided in the authorizing resolution. Any or all bids received at public sale may be rejected.
18.55(4)
(4) No minimum issuance price. Revenue obligation bonds may be sold at any price or percentage of par value.
18.55(5)
(5) Exercise of authority. Money may be borrowed and evidences of revenue obligation issued therefor pursuant to one or more authorizing resolutions, unless otherwise provided in the resolution or in this subchapter, at any time and from time to time, for any combination of purposes, in any specific amounts, at any rates of interest, for any term, payable at any intervals, at any place, in any manner and having any other terms or conditions deemed necessary or useful. Revenue obligation bonds may bear interest at variable or fixed rates, bear no interest or bear interest payable only at maturity or upon redemption prior to maturity. Unless sooner exercised or unless a shorter period is provided in the resolution, every authorizing resolution, except as provided in
s. 18.59 (1), shall expire one year after the date of its adoption.
18.56
18.56
Revenue bonds. 18.56(1)(1) The commission may authorize, for any of the purposes described in
s. 18.53 (3), the issuance of revenue-obligation bonds. The bonds shall mature at any time not exceeding 50 years from the date thereof as the commission shall determine. The bonds shall be payable only out of the redemption fund provided under
sub. (5) and each bond shall contain on its face a statement to that effect. Any such bonds may contain a provision authorizing redemption, in whole or in part, at stipulated prices, at the option of the commission and shall provide the method of redeeming the bonds. The state and a contracting party may provide in any contract for purchasing or acquiring a revenue-producing enterprise or program, that payment shall be made in such bonds.
18.56(2)
(2) There shall be a mortgage lien upon or security interest in the income and property of each revenue-producing enterprise or program to the holders of the related bonds and to the holders of the coupons of the bonds. The note or other instrument evidencing the security interest of a bondholder in a loan made or purchased with revenue obligation bonds shall constitute a statutory lien on the revenue obligations. No physical delivery, recordation or other action is required to perfect the security interest. The revenue-producing enterprise or program shall remain subject to the lien until provision for payment in full of the principal and interest of the bonds has been made. Any holder of such bonds or attached coupons may either at law or in equity protect and enforce the lien and compel performance of all duties required by this section. If there is any default in the payment of the principal or interest of any of such bonds, any court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the revenue-producing enterprise or program on behalf of the state and the bondholders, with power to charge and collect rates sufficient to provide for the payment of the operating expenses and also to pay any bonds or obligations outstanding against the revenue-producing enterprise or program, and to apply the income and revenues thereof in conformity with this subchapter and the authorizing resolution, or the court may declare the whole amount of the bonds due and payable, if such relief is requested, and may order and direct the sale of the revenue-producing enterprise or program. Under any sale so ordered, the purchaser shall be vested with an indeterminate permit to maintain and operate the revenue-producing enterprise or program. The legislature may provide for additions, extensions and improvements to a revenue-producing enterprise or program to be financed by additional issues of bonds as provided by this section. Such additional issues of bonds shall be subordinate to all prior related issues of bonds which may have been made under this section, unless the legislature, in the statute authorizing the initial issue of bonds, permits the issue of additional bonds on a parity therewith.
18.56(3)
(3) As accurately as possible in advance, the commission and the state department or agency carrying out program responsibilities for which bonds are to be issued shall determine, and the commission shall fix in the authorizing resolution for such bonds: the proportion of the revenues of the revenue-producing enterprise or program which shall be necessary for the reasonable and proper operation and maintenance thereof; the proportion of the revenues which shall be set aside as a proper and adequate replacement and reserve fund; and the proportion of the revenues which shall be set aside and applied to the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, and shall provide that the revenues be set aside in separate funds. At any time after one year's operation, the state department or agency and the commission may recompute the proportion of the revenues which shall be assignable under this subsection based upon the experience of operation or upon the basis of further financing.
18.56(4)
(4) The proportion set aside to the replacement and reserve fund shall be available and shall be used, whenever necessary, to restore any deficiency in the redemption fund for the payment of the principal and interest due on bonds and for the creation and maintenance of any reserves established by the authorizing resolution to secure such payments. At any time when the redemption fund is sufficient for said purposes, moneys in the replacement and reserve fund may, subject to available appropriations, be expended either in the revenue-producing enterprise or program or in new constructions, extensions or additions. Any accumulations of the replacement and reserve fund may be invested as provided in this subchapter, and if invested, the income from the investment shall be carried in the replacement and reserve fund.
18.56(5)
(5) The proportion which shall be set aside for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds shall from month to month as they accrue and are received, be set apart and paid into a separate fund in the treasury or in an account maintained by a trustee under
sub. (9) (j) to be identified as "the ... redemption fund". Each redemption fund shall be expended, and all moneys from time to time on hand therein are irrevocably appropriated, in sums sufficient, only for the payment of principal and interest on the revenue obligations giving rise to it and premium, if any, due upon refunding of any such obligations. Moneys in the redemption funds may be commingled only for the purpose of investment with other public funds, but they shall be invested only in investment instruments permitted in
s. 25.17 (3) (dr). All such investments shall be the exclusive property of the fund and all earnings on or income from such investments shall be credited to the fund.
18.56(6)
(6) If any surplus is accumulated in any of the redemption funds, subject to any contract rights vested in holders of revenue obligations secured thereby, it shall be paid over to the treasury.
18.56(7)
(7) The reasonable cost and value of any service rendered to the state by a revenue-producing enterprise or program shall be charged against the state and shall be paid for by it in periodic instalments, subject to available appropriations.
18.56(8)
(8) The rates for all services rendered by a revenue-producing enterprise or program to the state or to other consumers, shall be reasonable and just, taking into account and consideration the value of the services, the cost of maintaining and operating the same, the proper and necessary allowance for depreciation replacement and reserve, and a sufficient and adequate return upon the capital invested.
18.56(9)
(9) The commission may provide in the authorizing resolution for bonds or by subsequent action all things necessary to carry into effect this section. Any authorizing resolution shall constitute a contract with the holder of any bonds issued pursuant to such resolution. Any authorizing resolution may contain such provisions or covenants, without limiting the generality of the power to adopt the resolution, as is deemed necessary or desirable for the security of bondholders or the marketability of the bonds, including but not limited to provisions as to:
18.56(9)(a)
(a) The sufficiency of the rates or charges to be made for services.
18.56(9)(b)
(b) The maintenance and operation of the enterprise or program.
18.56(9)(c)
(c) Improvements or additions to and sale or alienation of the revenue-producing enterprise or program.
18.56(9)(e)
(e) Employment of consulting engineers and accountants.
18.56(9)(h)
(h) Establishment of reserve or other funds.
18.56(9)(j)
(j) Deposit of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds or revenues of the revenue-producing enterprise or program in trust, including the appointment of depositories or trustees.
18.56(10)
(10) The authorizing resolution may set apart bonds the par value of which are equal to the principal amount of any secured obligation or charge subject to which a revenue-producing enterprise or program is to be purchased or acquired, and shall set aside in a sinking fund from the income of the revenue-producing enterprise or program, a sum sufficient to comply with the requirements of the instrument creating the security, or if the instrument does not make any provision therefor, the resolution shall fix and determine the amount which shall be set aside into such fund from month to month for interest on the secured obligation or charge, and a fixed amount or proportion not exceeding a stated sum, which shall be not less than one percent of the principal, to be set aside into the fund to pay the principal of the secured obligation or charge. Any balance in the fund after satisfying the secured obligations or charge, shall be transferred to the redemption fund. Bonds set aside for the secured obligation or charge may, from time to time, be issued to an amount sufficient with the amount then in the sinking fund, to pay and retire the secured obligation or charge or any portion thereof. The bonds may be issued in exchange for or satisfaction of the secured obligation or charge, or may be sold in the manner provided in this subchapter, and the proceeds applied in payment of the same at maturity or before maturity by agreement with the holder. The commission and the owners of any revenue-producing enterprise or program acquired or purchased may, upon such terms and conditions as are satisfactory, contract that bonds to provide for the discharge of the secured obligation or charge, or for the whole purchase price shall be deposited with a trustee or depository and released from the deposit from time to time on such terms and conditions as are necessary to secure the payment of the secured obligation or charge.
